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Dashcam Shows Police Halt Wrong-Way M60 Driver With Tactical Contact

GMP released footage showing officers intervene following an ANPR alert on a suspected cloned vehicle.

Overview

  • An ANPR hit at about 7.22pm on February 16 flagged a possible cloned or stolen car on Bury New Road in Heywood.
  • Officers followed the vehicle from a petrol station onto the M60 as the driver attempted an illegal U-turn and drove the wrong way.
  • Police quartered the car twice to keep it on the carriageway before using tactical contact to end the roughly four-minute pursuit.
  • All three occupants were detained, and the driver was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, failing to stop, dangerous driving and driving without insurance before being bailed.
  • Two passengers suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital, two police vehicles were significantly damaged, and inquiries into the vehicle’s status are ongoing.